Today, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona wrote a letter to educators and parents regarding new Centers for Disease Control recommendations and the recommendations’ impact on children with disabilities. This letter addresses the needs of st...

DEC 17, 2021

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to share the Draft Frequently Asked Questions: Impact of COVID-19 on 2021-2022 Accountability Systems Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The pur...

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published an addendum to the 2021 Compliance Supplement last Friday that addresses audit requirements for education funds under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP).  The initial version of the supple...

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released its oversight plan for fiscal year 2022 for COVID-19 stimulus funds.  The work will include both audit and investigation activities and will review ac...

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on CDC Guidance

Dear colleagues,

I want to share the email below and the information attached that was sent to chief state school officers on Friday, July 2.

Best,

Patrick Rooney, Director
School Support and Accountability

From: Hone...

Department will hold an Equity Summit Series starting this month

Today, building on the American Rescue Plan’s historic funding for schools as drivers of equity and opportunity, the Department of Education announced a series of actions ...

Dear Intergovernmental stakeholders,

Attached and online, please find Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about how funding under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, including the American Rescue Plan (ARP) ...

Save-The-Date

Lessons from the Field: How Schools and Districts are

Meeting the Social-Emotional and Mental Health Needs of Students and Staff

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 3:00 - 4:15 PM ET

Attention: Education Agencies, Education Pr...

YOU'RE INVITED 

You are invited to join the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 Data Summit Series. Designed for the novice data user, the series will present a high-level overview of several data products and demonstrate how they can be used to a...

YOU'RE INVITED 

You are invited to join the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 Data Summit Series. Designed for the novice data user, the series will present a high-level overview of several data products and demonstrate how they can be used to a...

Dear Colleagues,

Please review below and attached three important announcements: one from ED (about next week’s Best Practices Clearinghouse webinar), one from the CDC (a communications update from the School Staff Vaccination Program),...

Save-the-Date

Lessons from the Field: Safely Reopening and Sustaining In-Person Instruction

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

Register Here!

Attention: State and District Leaders, Faculty, Staff, Educators, Parents and ...

MARCH 18, 2021

Dear Colleagues,

On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14000, “Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers.” This E.O. directs t...

March 9, 2021

Dear Education Partners,

On March 2, 2021, President Biden challenged all states, territories, and the District of Columbia to ensure every pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade (pre-K through 12) educator and school sta...

As part of the effort to reopen schools – a stated priority for President Biden’s first 100 days in office – various federal agencies have been tasked with issuing guidance outlining what would be considered safety standards for reopening. ...

“Education Technology Resources to Support Students With or At Risk for Disabilities During COVID19”

A WEBINAR for Special Education Practitioners, Administrators, Parents, and Stakeholders

Wednesday, October 28, 1PM to 2PM eastern

(plus...

August 14, 2020

Dear colleagues,

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed incredible educational challenges, including numerous school closures and created an unprecedented level of activity in the online learning space. Relatedly, as states, d...

On Monday, August 10, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department), Office of Safe and Supportive Schools (OSSS) and its Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (...

Department launches $600,000 competition to advance student-centered technology education

As part of her continuing charge to state and local education leaders to rethink school, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today a...

Dear colleagues,

Please see this note and attached fact sheet that were sent to chief state school officers earlier this afternoon.

Best,

Patrick

Patrick Rooney
Director, School Support & Accountability

From: Hone...

May 15, 2020

TITLE IX REGULATIONS

On May 6, Secretary DeVos took action to strengthen Title IX protections for survivors of sexual misconduct and to restore due process in campus proceedings to ensure all students can pur...

Dear Intergovernmental stakeholders,

Today, the U.S. Department of Education released Providing Equitable Services to Students and Teachers in Non-Public Schools under CARES Act Programs.  

The purpose of this document is to provide...

Dear colleagues,

I hope you are all staying safe and healthy. I wanted to let you know that the Department released two new COVID-19 fact sheets that may be of interest to you. Please follow the links to view the full documents. As a re...

FCC Media Contact:

Press Office, (202) 418-2156

mediarelations@fcc.gov

ED Media Contact:   

Press Office, (202) 401-1576 

press@ed.gov

For Immediate Release

FCC AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROMOTE REMOTE EDUCATION...

U.S. Department of Education sent this bulletin at 04/23/2020 02:30 PM EDT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 23, 2020
Contact: Press Office
(202) 401-1576 or press@ed.gov

Flexible CARES Act funds empower state and local education leaders to t...

Elementary and secondary education stakeholders,

Please join senior officials from the U.S. Department of Education for a COVID-19 briefing. The briefing will provide an overview of the Department’s implementation of the Coronavirus Aid...

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance to federal agencies which describes how they should administer funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Among the requests from OMB is that ...

With schools and businesses around the country closed, lawmakers too have headed back home to shelter in place.  While they had originally anticipated returning to Washington the week of April 20th, now lawmakers have given themselves until...

Dear colleagues,

The Department realizes that due to the extended school closures over the past month due to the national emergency caused the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, you are dealing with many competing, time-sensitive demands. As ...

Dear colleagues,

I want to share this fact sheet that was released yesterday, which responds to frequently asked questions related to the use of grant funds from the U.S. Department of Education during the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (C...